Capsaicin pre-treatment prevents the development of antigen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in neonatally immunised rabbits
| Autor: | C. M. Herd, Clive P. Page, Neil Gozzard |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Antigens Fungal Bronchoconstriction Histamine Antagonists In Vitro Techniques Pharmacology Bronchospasm chemistry.chemical_compound Antigen Reference Values Respiratory Hypersensitivity medicine Animals Lung business.industry Alternaria Muscle Smooth Respiratory Function Tests medicine.anatomical_structure Animals Newborn chemistry Capsaicin Immunology Female Immunization Methacholine Rabbits medicine.symptom business Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Histamine medicine.drug Sensory nerve |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Pharmacology. 282:111-119 |
| ISSN: | 0014-2999 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0014-2999(95)00291-r |
| Popis: | The effect of a 3-day pre-treatment regime of capsaicin (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) (80 mg/kg s.c.) on airway changes induced by Alternaria tenuis aerosol challenge 3 days later was assessed in adult rabbits immunised from birth to the age of 3 months. Pre-treatment with capsaicin did not alter basal lung function or basal responsiveness to inhaled histamine. While capsaicin had no significant effect on the acute bronchoconstriction induced by antigen, this dose was sufficient to significantly inhibit the increase in airway responsiveness to inhaled histamine achieved 24 h following antigen challenge. The pulmonary recruitment of neutrophils and eosinophils induced by antigen was unaltered by prior treatment with capsaicin. In vitro contractile responsiveness to methacholine was not significantly different in bronchial tissues removed from capsaicin- and vehicle-pre-treated rabbits. In addition, there were no significant differences in responses to methacholine in preparations denuded of epithelium. Contraction of bronchial tissue induced by exogenously applied capsaicin in vitro, although modest, was significantly inhibited in capsaicin-pre-treated animals. In vehicle-pre-treated rabbits, contraction induced by a second challenge with capsaicin 45 min later was significantly reduced to a level that made responses not significantly different from those obtained in capsaicin-pre-treated tissues. The results of the present study demonstrate that antigen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness to inhaled histamine in immunised rabbits is inhibited by prior treatment with capsaicin. These findings suggest the involvement of capsaicin-sensitive nerves in antigen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness but not acute bronchospasm or cell infiltration induced by antigen. |
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